When an illness wears you down and makes you ill, this is an example of a time when the illness debilitates.
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debilitate. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/debilitate
transitive verb
-·tat·ed, -·tat·ingOrigin of debilitate
from Classical Latin debilitatus, past participle of debilitare, to weaken from debilis, weak, not strong from de- (see de-) + derived, derivative of Indo-European base an unverified form bel-, strong from source Classical Greek belteros, better
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transitive verb
de·bil·i·tat·ed, de·bil·i·tat·ing, de·bil·i·tatesOrigin of debilitate
Latin dēbilitāre dēbilitāt- from dēbilis weak ; see bel- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
noun
adjective
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debilitate. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/debilitate
(third-person singular simple present debilitates, present participle debilitating, simple past and past participle debilitated)
Latin debilitatus, past participle of debilitare (“to weaken, debilitate”), from the adjective debilis (“weak”), from de- + habilis (“able”).
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"debilitate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/debilitate>.
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debilitate. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/debilitate
